Tereza Cristina | |
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 Tereza Cristina in 2023 | |
| Senator forMato Grosso do Sul | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Simone Tebet |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 31 March 2022 – 1 February 2023 | |
| In office 1 February 2015 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Constituency | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Blairo Maggi |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Montes |
| Mato Grosso do Sul Secretary of Agrarian Development, Production, Industry, Trade and Tourism | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 7 April 2014 | |
| Governor | André Puccinelli |
| Preceded by | João Crisóstomo Mauad Cavallero |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Engel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias (1954-07-06)6 July 1954 (age 71) Campo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
| Party | PP (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Education | Federal University of Viçosa |
| Occupation | Agronomic engineer, entrepreneur |
Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias (born 6 July 1954) is a Brazilian entrepreneur, agronomic engineer, and politician, member of theProgressistas (PP). She has been aFederal Deputy since 2015, representing the state ofMato Grosso do Sul, and is a member of the congressional ruralist front.[1] In November 2018,Jair Bolsonaro, as president-elect, announced that she would beMinister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and the first woman to compose the new government, which was inaugurated on 1 January 2019.[2] She was appointed by a group of 20 members of the Farming Parliamentary Front (FPA). In the2022 elections, Cristina was elected Senator for the state ofMato Grosso do Sul, having resigned from theCabinet of Jair Bolsonaro.[3]
Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias was born inCampo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul, and received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from theFederal University of Viçosa.[4] Tereza Cristina was Secretary of Agrarian Development, Production, Industry, Trade and Tourism of Mato Grosso do Sul during the governorship ofAndré Puccinelli (PMDB).
In the Mato Grosso do Sul state elections in 2014, she was elect Federal Deputy with 75,149 votes.[5] In January 2017, Tereza was elected Leader of theBrazilian Socialist Party (PSB) in theChamber of Deputies, defeating Deputy Tadeu Alencar (PE) with 22 to 14 votes. Therefore, she became leader of a group of 36 deputies.[6]
She left PSB in October 2017 after the party joined the opposition to presidentMichel Temer. Other deputies followed her, like Fabio Garcia (MT), Adilton Sachetti (MT) and Danilo Forte (CE), as well as Minister of Mines and EnergyFernando Coelho Filho.[7] In December, she joined the Democrats (DEM), party of the President of the ChamberRodrigo Maia (RJ).[8]
In 2018, Tereza Cristina headed a Chamber special committee that approved Bill 6,299, aimed at ending regulations on many pesticides in the country.[1][9][10]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by João Crisóstomo Mauad Cavallero | Mato Grosso do Sul Secretary of Agrarian Development, Production, Industry, Trade and Tourism 2007–2017 | Succeeded by Paulo Engel |
| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply 2019–2022 | Succeeded by Marcos Montes |